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Hyndburn was the destination for the 2nd Mid Lancs cross country fixture it proved as always to be a challenging course, made even more difficult with the very muddy and cold conditions. Lancaster & Morecambe AC juniors rose to the challenge however and put in some very strong and determined performances.
So the seniors road running championship 2019 came to an end and we had 22 club runners turning out – one of best attended races of year (along with 22 at Garstang earlier in year).
Hydburn Cross Country saw a record number of 18 senior men representing LMAC in a strong field of 274 finishers.
Well on Sunday, 3rd of November, I experienced my first trail marathon with IGUN, ( it's grim up north).
The England Athletics Hall of Fame honours those people who have made outstanding contributions to athletics and running.
The first fixture of the Mid Lancs cross-country league was at Ulverston on 28th September
Fancy a free marathon place.....
I wrote an article last year on my account of completing the Lakeland 50 and thought I ought to follow this up with a brief account of my successful completion of the Lakeland 100 this year.
Our next inductee into the Hall of Fame should have been easy to write but given the magnitude of this man, it has actually proved trickier than you’d think! Reg Baker is a remarkable man and he is one of the many reasons why the club is held in such high regard.
Several months ago Lancaster and Morecambe AC member David Wilkinson decided to take up a 60th birthday challenge by entering the St Anton Arlberg marathon in the Austrian Alps.
LMAC had 6 veterans running at the British Masters 5k road championships in Horwich.
Arguably one of the finest athletes to ever pull on the Lancaster & Morecambe AC vest is Mark Croasdale.
Father and Daughter team David Wilkinson (Lancaster and Morecambe AC), Nadine Parsons (Garstang RC) travelled to Cyprus to compete in the 21st Paphos Marathon on Sunday 17th March 2019.
On Saturday 26th January 32 of the seniors from LMAC got together for a meal at Molly’s in Lancaster which also included a “Chairpersons Award presentation” for the road runner of the year.
As the Sportshall season draws to a close for 2018-19,
Lancaster & Morecambe AC’s road runners have got off to a flying start in 2019, with 28 of the club’s runners taking part at the Garstang 10km last weekend,
Lancaster & Morecambe Athletes headed off to the Lancashire Country Cross Country Championships this weekend, it was a dry day and the ground was firm ensuring a fast course.
The senior club chamionship races have now been chosen and are listed below.
This weekend saw the second Mid Lancs Cross Country fixture for Lancaster & Morecambe Athletes
A wet and windy Ulverston was the venue for the first Mid Lancs cross country of the season.
Well, here we are, another year down the line.
Father and daughter team up again for the Chester Marathon.
Montane Lakeland 50,Saturday 28 July 2018,
Lancaster and Morecambe Athletic Club senior men’s team decided to tackle the notoriously difficult but beautiful North Wales Half Marathon on Saturday 21 July.
Father and daughter team David Wilkinson and Nadine Parsons
The final race in the English junior fell running championships,
Committed and dedicated are the words most used to describe Lancaster & Morecambe AC’s longest serving coach.
On Sunday, 20th May, 2018, I completed the Liverpool Rock and Roll Marathon. Annes Story
As some of the first competitors to arrive in a drizzly Barley on Saturday 7th April there was time to discuss the day ahead while parents enjoyed a hot brew.
Saturday 14th April saw a number of Junior Lancaster and Morecambe members and their families making the journey to the village of Blacko for the second race in the English Junior Fell Running Championships.
On Sunday 8th April a few of our club runners took on the 26.2 miles of the Manchester Marathon...you can read the reports below.
A very rainy day in Blackburn and 22 of our athletes ventured to the first Mid Lancs Track & Field competition of the season
I can’t honestly believe the weekend I’ve just had.
After a snowy, blustery start to the athletics season the previous weekend many of the athletes were unsure what to expect for the first of the FRA English junior championships race held in Ambleside on Sunday 25th March.
Ulverston was the fixture for the final Mid Lancs cross country,
The English National Cross Country Championships this year took place at historic Parliament Hill Fields.
For evergreen Evelyn Elkington now in her 82nd year and nearing completion of 34 years as a runner primarily a road runner,
Lancaster & Morecambe AC's road runners have got 2018 off to a successful start, with great performances from many runners at local events.